Why "The Caregiver Circle"?

While working on my Grief Educator certification class, "Who do you want to serve?" was a powerful question. My mind initially went to the teens I've been known to work with. But as I looked inward, my caregiving side was screaming at me... "Hello!!! Are you not listening?!"

The question became how to serve. What am I good at? Talking... and a podcast was born. What do I name it? How do I create it..... so on and so on.

The Caregiver Circle came to be. But as I walk-the-walk of my pillars, I recognize that the "Circle" is so appropriate. As so many of us are in the depths of this life, you really need to find your support.

My soon-to-be co-host has been on her journey for some time now. My mentor and close friend has been on and off the journey supporting loved ones. A friend I spoke to earlier in the week has become a caregiver in the last year. Another friend has been one for a child's lifetime and now a parent. That's just within my very close circle - and I haven't even looked hard.

Our journeys are different. How we got here is different. But the feelings, the motions to get our loved ones care is not. It's critical. And it's exhausting.

Where will we go with the podcast? I have no idea. It's a conversation among friends. Those who've walked the walk. Those who've experienced the highs and lows of the journey. If someone can find solace, connection, peace of mind - something that helps them realize the path may look different, but the feelings are normal... then we've done our job!

More soon!